Tag: Historical Essay Examples

By Lily Ford Although it is often dismissed as a comedy moment, an amusing episode in the history of flight, ballooning had a profound effect on the epistemological model of being in the world and viewing landscape. That balloons are innately comic is undeniable, and their physical attributes were a gift to satirists of the …

There is a popular phrase used by alpinists when asked about why they have chosen to climb mountains: “Because they exist.” If you think this phrase over, you will discover an underlying layer of meanings and motives which perhaps cannot be explained better than in these three words; there is challenge, danger, pushing oneself to …

Our age is the age of health. Though humanity still battles such terminal diseases as AIDS, cancer, and ever-mutating strains of exotic types of flu, in general, people live longer and healthier than even a hundred years ago. And perhaps it is even fair to say that throughout the recent centuries, humanity has never been …

Most internet users have a Facebook account, though most of these users do not know much about the exact origins and the development of their favorite social media platform. By understanding how Facebook came about and how it became as successful as it is now can enrich our experience as users. Thus, I will explain …

By Sujaan Mukherjee In 1833, a twenty-four-year-old Edinburgh graduate arrived in India, an assistant surgeon in the East India Company. He had failed to acquire a license under the London College of Physicians and Surgeons, but had already established himself as an exciting young medical researcher, authoring an important paper on cholera following an outbreak …

The Internet is a global phenomenon that has changed the way we communicate, do business, shop, and live our lives in general. However, most people, if they were asked about how the Internet works and its history, they will not be able to give an accurate answer. In order to inform the general public about …

Students of American Judaism sometimes become shocked by the statements made by scholar Charles Liebman who pointed out the apparent struggle of Jews to integrate into larger American society while maintaining their distinctive group identity (Liebman, Charles). He argued that Jewish authenticity, traditional culture, and society are being challenged by modernity (Liebman, Charles). No doubt …

We can only imagine the impact that this life-size painting had on viewers 100 years ago. “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” flaunts a brazen disregard for the made-up rules of art. Though the painting was not shown publicly until 1916, Georges Braque saw the canvas in 1907 in Pablo Picasso’s studio before the paint dried. And what …